CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

United Kennel Club, Inc. maintains all records of Championship points and titles. Points are not recorded until the Official Hunt Test Reports are received from the Club by the Hunting Programs Department at UKC. Phone calls or participant’s copies of pass receipts are not official notification of points.

In order to receive UKC Championship points recognition and titles, an individual must be in good standing with UKC, Inc. and all dogs must be permanently registered with UKC, Inc.

See the section “How Does A Dog Receive Credit For Its Hunt Test Points” on page 11 for more information on non-UKC (unregistered) dogs’ points.

Once Championship points have been earned in any category, except Grand, a dog cannot earn additional Championship points in a lower category. They may continue to participate in these lower categories if desired. Championship points are earned as follows:

STARTED: Five (5) Championship points per UKC Licensed Hunt are awarded for those dogs who pass all Started Hunting Retriever tests. Four (4) Started passes are required for the Started Hunting Retriever (SHR) title. Once points are earned in a higher category, the retriever may not return to Started and earn the SHR title.

A maximum of ten (10) Championship points towards a higher degree can be earned in this category.

SEASONED: Ten (10) Championship points per UKC Licensed Hunt are awarded for those dogs who pass all Seasoned Hunting Retriever tests. A maximum of forty (40) Championship points towards a degree can be earned in this category. Unless ten (10) Started Championship points were
earned, then, a maximum of thirty (30) Championship points can be earned toward a degree in this category.

FINISHED: Fifteen (15) Championship points per UKC Licensed Hunt are awarded for those dogs who pass all Finished Hunting Retriever tests.

GRAND: Forty (40) Championship points per UKC Licensed Hunt are awarded for those dogs who pass all Grand Hunting Retriever tests.

UPLAND HUNT: Ten (10) Championship points per UKC Licensed Hunt are awarded for those dogs who pass all Upland Hunt tests.

The Upland Hunt Test is a separately licensed event and not to be confused with an Upland test that may be included in a Seasoned or Finished test or the Upland series of the Grand Hunt.